Step by Step Guide to Building a Wordpress.com API Integration in Python

Introduction

Hey there, fellow dev! Ready to dive into the world of Wordpress.com API integration? We're going to use the nifty wordpress-api package to make our lives easier. Buckle up, because we're about to turbocharge your Python projects with some Wordpress goodness!

Prerequisites

Before we jump in, let's make sure we've got our ducks in a row:

1. A Python environment (I know you've got this!)
2. Install wordpress-api: pip install wordpress-api
3. API credentials from Wordpress.com (grab 'em from your developer dashboard)

Setting up the API Client

Alright, let's get this party started:

from wordpress_api import API

# Replace with your credentials
client = API(
    url="https://your-site.wordpress.com",
    consumer_key="your-consumer-key",
    consumer_secret="your-consumer-secret",
    oauth_token="your-oauth-token",
    oauth_token_secret="your-oauth-token-secret"
)

Basic API Operations

Now for the fun part - let's play with some posts!

Retrieving posts

posts = client.get_posts()
for post in posts:
    print(post.title)

Creating a new post

new_post = client.create_post(
    title="Hello, API!",
    content="This post was created via the API. Neat, huh?",
    status="publish"
)

Updating an existing post

updated_post = client.update_post(
    post_id=new_post.id,
    content="Updated content. API magic at work!"
)

Deleting a post

client.delete_post(post_id=new_post.id)

Working with Other Endpoints

The fun doesn't stop at posts. Let's explore some other endpoints:

# Users
users = client.get_users()

# Comments
comments = client.get_comments(post_id=123)

# Categories
categories = client.get_categories()

# Tags
tags = client.get_tags()

Handling Pagination and Filtering

Dealing with lots of data? No sweat!

# Pagination
all_posts = []
page = 1
while True:
    posts = client.get_posts(page=page, per_page=100)
    if not posts:
        break
    all_posts.extend(posts)
    page += 1

# Filtering
recent_posts = client.get_posts(after="2023-01-01T00:00:00Z")

Error Handling and Best Practices

Let's keep things smooth and avoid those pesky errors:

import time
from wordpress_api.exceptions import WordPressError

def api_call_with_retry(func, max_retries=3, *args, **kwargs):
    for attempt in range(max_retries):
        try:
            return func(*args, **kwargs)
        except WordPressError as e:
            if attempt == max_retries - 1:
                raise
            if e.response.status_code == 429:  # Rate limit exceeded
                time.sleep(60)  # Wait a minute before retrying
            else:
                time.sleep(5)  # General retry delay

Advanced Usage

Ready to level up? Check these out:

# Batch operations
batch_results = client.batch([
    {"path": "/wp/v2/posts", "method": "POST", "body": {"title": "Post 1"}},
    {"path": "/wp/v2/posts", "method": "POST", "body": {"title": "Post 2"}}
])

# Custom endpoints
custom_data = client.get("/wp/v2/my-custom-endpoint")

Conclusion

And there you have it! You're now armed and dangerous with Wordpress.com API integration skills. Remember, the official documentation is your best friend for diving deeper.

Keep coding, keep creating, and most importantly, have fun with it! The world of Wordpress integration is your oyster. Go forth and build something awesome!